Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Class: 1-3 ft.
Fruit Color: Purple, Blue

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AL , AK , AZ , AR , CA , CO , CT , DE , FL , GA , ID , IL , IN , IA , KS , KY , LA , ME , MD , MA , MI , MN , MS , MO , MT , NE , NV , NH , NJ , NM , NY , NC , ND , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VT , VA , WA , WV , WI , WY , DC
Canada: NL , NS , PE
Native Habitat: Found growing in low meadows, open woodlands, roadsides, pasturelands, lake margins, and waste places in the east fourth of Texas; widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), AK(N), CAN(N), SPM(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Conditions Comments: Low growing plant that is easily overlooked. The intricate flower is beautiful shades of purples and lavenders. Flowers form in dense clusters at stem ends, each with a two-lipped arrangement, with its upper petal resembling a hood.

Benefit

Use Medicinal: Astringent
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Attracts: Butterflies

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa Barbara, CA

Bibliography

* Wildflowers of Texas (2003) Ajilvsgi, Geyata.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata